The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-25

az an active worker on ail questions Affecting
the material interests OF the people, Hence
his support lie described IN detail the
Stnie's financial Improvement and the restQfa
and the advantages 70 the people 10 reduced
rates Of interest.
He s9id when Gov. Nichols went ONT q
etiice tho Governors salary warrants were
not worth forty cents on the dollar; now al
Ofheera arc paid cash, and Warrants o. no
public institutions are offered on the markell
the levees retaining the land and showed
che growth OF the State'H industries, IN
creased crops, efficient collecting OF taxes
and The decreased expenses. Time 4 rapidly
gpptoaehing when the school system wiz %
Major Barkelexploded.th charge Of eppo-
ntiQnsnf the State administration 20 Glove-
land and showed that mclnery and las
friends had been Tile original supporters OF
Cleveland, when Senator Gibson and otherg
were opposing him.. After the patronage
had been gwen 70 me re1otlmelA near
MeEnery Eustia, Burke and others mad
mado speeches and earnestly supported
Cleveland, setting an example TO the re-
PARTY FIDELITY.
He criticized the Nichols campaign a.
opening with an approval or tho East Bntop
| Rouge campaign OH 1876, yet pupdemping 4
similar campaign IN 1878 when Niehoiis was
He said Cen. Nichols nov claims his declas
ratiuns in sS4 in the Hunt bolt was aimed
az local leaders, yet he has tallen the chief Of
those very local leaders to his bosom. Ihe ~
/ saults Of this campaign were leveled ageinst
| the party in clear, unmistallsble terms. Me-
| Emery did not criticize NichollB apponit@
menfs except in contrast and TO show inoon-
The fact was the further use Of troops IN
Louisiana was settled in Washington III Feb
ruary, 1877, when Grant declared the peo-
1 pie 40 free from Eeder9l lnterfeTenee ~ pon en-
neoticut and New York. March "a, Nieholls
4 declared the Government established, and
| that he would mike no further compromises,
The criticism was on his methods, acts and
/ policies after the military had been taken on
| and the government established.
Major Burke discussed the proposed pardon
i Of Anderson and Wells, and Nionolls letter
e the Hayfs comms " i aeeaFln e H i S
/ tics. He denied that amy McEnefy speaker
| had charged Niehnlla with desire on inten-
\ ton 20 Afrieanize the state. but cited thg
| East Felluiana organization Of former uolpred
| Republicans into Democrats on the platform
of 1876, and declared the practical opera
i ton of such policy would place the balance
OF power in the hands of the negro IN twenty
parishes OF Louisiana, and
WOULD MoEaRELIzE THE PARTY
and impeTil white supremacy.
He criticized the course OF Gov. Nichols
In his Tensps message in condemning ell
ism, and the pnrtiaanship Of the roformerB
III sending Gen. Ogden, the hero o. the Four
teenth Of September and the .eaptor ~ tho
Supreme Court 70 his grave in hpnili9ti0n
merely because he was aupporsed By GOV,
McInery and his friendH. Gov. Nichnlla de-
clares his purpose TO be the unity and hars
mony of the party, yet he inaueurates and
encourages campaign Of detraotiOn and
war on MoHnery and other Democratic and
upon the Democratic party. Major Burke
referred to the Yictorieg Of tha Democrats Of
the people against repeating the experience
OF Virgins, at last rescued from faotional
misrnle after yeark Of internal Btrlt0; hoped
| the day would soon oonb when Democrats
could unite on the basis of material interests
of the State and join in alignlng .Louisiana
with the splendid prosperity Of other States,
Major Burke was frequently interrupted
by applause, and WRB listened to Attentiyely
throughout his speech, which consumed ope
hour. This ended the speaking aud the
meeting adjourned
The Governor was Herenaded Tonight The
| nartv lnnVnn for RnEtrnn IN tho morning.